Laudato Si Defended by Archbishop Hart

Archbishop Denis Hart, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, has defended Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical, Laudato Si, from criticisms that it is Marxist or simply pushing a green left agenda. He calls it “Christianity 101”:

“Calling for a more personal human culture based on care for others and walking lightly on the earth is not a green-left agenda — it is Christianity 101. The extraordinary thing about many of the critical reactions to Pope Francis’s environment encyclical is they assert there is an economic and cultural reality we must accept — not one we can ­improve on. In contrast, the Pope says ­market economics is not the only reality — we can do better.”

Archbishop Hart defended Laudato Si in an opinion piece for The Australian on 27 June 2015. For the full text contact the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference.